Opening of the Helsinki Olympics

Wednesday, July 9, 1952Helsinki, Finland

clear and warm75°F

Clear from end to end. The small hours never got properly dark and the air sat near 57°F with a light breeze from the north. Sun came early and warmed the day steadily, past 73° by late morning and near 76° by late afternoon. The air was dry for the season and the wind hardly stirred. Not one cloud worth the name all day. The light hung on late into the evening and the warmth with it, the breeze back and freshening.

Humidity
55%
Wind
8 mph
Daylight
18.5 hrs
Day's character
clear sky
High / Low
76° / 56°F
Felt like
77° / 54°F
Rain
0.00"
Snowfall
0.0"
Pressure
30.12 inHg
Gusting to
12 mph
Wind from
northwest
Sunrise / Sunset
3:10 am / 9:38 pm

Pre-satellite record — solid, not exact. Checked against the Helsinki Kaisaniemi Aws station, under a mile away: it agrees.

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